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<blockquote data-quote="BrWhatsit" data-source="post: 281139" data-attributes="member: 22968"><p>Thanks so much for your response. I should have mentioned, I'm using two daylight CFL bulbs - one 19W, the other 15W (equivalent to 75W and 65W in incandescent). They are only a few feet from the object, as is the camera. I'm shooting on a seamless backdrop, taking pictures of yarn that is to be sold online. The lens I'm using is a Nikkor 50mm. It's actually older than my camera. I got it back when I was using an N90. You may know that some years back, Nikon moved the autofocus servo from the camera into the lens. I have a lens from before that transition, and a camera from after it, so neither of them has the autofocus servo. As such, I've never had autofocus capability, and that may well be part of my image quality problem. Since I'm focusing manually, there are times when I get close but not absolutely perfect focus. I'm shooting in .jpg; I've never really done anything with raw. This is one of the images. <a href="http://www.meadowcroft-dyeworks.com/images/yarns/010_padauk.png" target="_blank">http://www.meadowcroft-dyeworks.com/images/yarns/010_padauk.png</a> It has been edited for color, but I'm still not happy with the results. Something still is off, but I can't put my finger on what, much less figure how to fix it. Maybe I'm overworking it in Photoshop? And I realize that just because the colors look right on my screen doesn't mean they will appear the same way on someone else's. I'd just like to do the best I can at my end. If anybody can give me a lead on the right direction, I'd be most appreciative. Thanks again, Will</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrWhatsit, post: 281139, member: 22968"] Thanks so much for your response. I should have mentioned, I'm using two daylight CFL bulbs - one 19W, the other 15W (equivalent to 75W and 65W in incandescent). They are only a few feet from the object, as is the camera. I'm shooting on a seamless backdrop, taking pictures of yarn that is to be sold online. The lens I'm using is a Nikkor 50mm. It's actually older than my camera. I got it back when I was using an N90. You may know that some years back, Nikon moved the autofocus servo from the camera into the lens. I have a lens from before that transition, and a camera from after it, so neither of them has the autofocus servo. As such, I've never had autofocus capability, and that may well be part of my image quality problem. Since I'm focusing manually, there are times when I get close but not absolutely perfect focus. I'm shooting in .jpg; I've never really done anything with raw. This is one of the images. [url]http://www.meadowcroft-dyeworks.com/images/yarns/010_padauk.png[/url] It has been edited for color, but I'm still not happy with the results. Something still is off, but I can't put my finger on what, much less figure how to fix it. Maybe I'm overworking it in Photoshop? And I realize that just because the colors look right on my screen doesn't mean they will appear the same way on someone else's. I'd just like to do the best I can at my end. If anybody can give me a lead on the right direction, I'd be most appreciative. Thanks again, Will [/QUOTE]
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